Carbonized Gray w/Bronze wheels

[Tire Fryer]

In prep for placing an order on a new Badlands, what was to be the easier decision has turned into one of the more complex and important- the exterior color. My intro to Bronco began with a test drive of a black Badlands. Black on black looks good and adds to sophisticatio, but only when it's spotless. Plus I felt ordering black on a fun open roof vehicle such as Bronco gave it an overly serious look.

When going through the build sheet with the dealer, I found Cactus Gray to be quite fitting. The dealer confirmed that CG and the Eruption Green were the 2 top color choices for his clients. I selected the Cactus G as it reminded me of the more vintage colors. White was the runner up though as IMO it complimented the open roof vehicle appearance. However, coming out of the store today my wife and I saw a white Bronco parked next to our car and it looked a bit plain. Part of that was the black top and black fender flares. Now, if it had a body color top and fender flares, that may have improved the appearance...

Originally I didn't consider Carbonized Gray because it seems that every 3rd car on the road is gray. It also seems to be the color of choice for the Tesla owners. We just got home and looked at the images of Bronco in Carbonized Gray with aftermarket wheels. Have to admit that the CG with bronze rims looked pretty nice. I can also see installing a set of Bushwacker wheel flares in body color while going with wider tires to fill out extra width.

What were your ordinal motivators for color choice? Will the CG look "boring"?

Sponsored

 

[KMJ]

Cactus gray was out of my comfort zone but I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. I’ve always had white and gray vehicles. When my order took so long , I considered other colors, mainly carbonized gray and white. For some reason, the white with the hard top looks like a Ford Flex to me. And, sorry, I hate those. Like a loaf of bread on wheels.

I am so happy I waited and got the Cactus Gray Wildtrak! Absolutely LOVE the color! It doesn’t show dust at all. The color changes from gray to greenish gray to almost a light blue. Depends on lighting, which explains why all the photos vary.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[Tire Fryer]

It does help, most likely will need to visit a dealer with a Cactus Gray in stock. Thanks for the input

 

[Fordified1]

My motivation? I just like bright metallic blue and I’m a Ford guy so…. Black white and metallic red were my other colors of interest.
Also I guess I’m too old to warm up to these putty-ish colors. And green goes in and out of style. If you look at history it’s been out more than in. Personally never been a fan of earth tones…browns and greens on a vehicle. But that’s just me and you asked. Lol.

 

[Tire Fryer]

I had green, red/silver,red and white Ford trucks. My favorite color was on a 1996 F350

Few of the other trucks starting with my current one:

But the selection of color when ordering from a "used truck company" is a bit more simple - it's based on whatever is out there

 

[WildtrakBronco]

my motivation...I wanted away from my Taco and into a Bronco

Just got my bronze wheels mounted.

 

[Tire Fryer]

my motivation...I wanted away from my Taco and into a Bronco

Just got my bronze wheels mounted.

Love that look.

I was in the market for a Taco TRD OR with a MT but it was turning into a nightmare. Could order exactly what I wanted (options, color), the mark up, dealers were acting like they were Rolex ADs. The mechanical mess that the new gen Taco and Tundra are going through was the final straw.

 

[Fordified1]

I had green, red/silver,red and white Ford trucks. My favorite color was on a 1996 F350

Few of the other trucks starting with my current one:

But the selection of color when ordering from a "used truck company" is a bit more simple - it's based on whatever is out there

I guess I take back my dislike of green if you include teal in that. And I remember that F350 color, and liked it a lot.
Yea this Bronco is our first new vehicle. So basically we bought whatever used vehicle we were looking for with a color we didn’t hate lol. By coincidence we had several red Fords. ‘67 T-bird, Pinto wagon, German Capri, TurboCoupe, Crown Vic, Explorer, Mustang ragtop. And Jeep Gladiator.

 

[Tire Fryer]

I guess I take back my dislike of green if you include teal in that. And I remember that F350 color, and liked it a lot.
Yea this Bronco is our first new vehicle. So basically we bought whatever used vehicle we were looking for with a color we didn’t hate lol. By coincidence we had several red Fords. ‘67 T-bird, Pinto wagon, German Capri, TurboCoupe, Crown Vic, Explorer, Mustang ragtop. And Jeep Gladiator.

Out of all the Ford trucks I had that 350 dually was my favorite in a big part for its color. You know how some vehicles are determined to be ahead of their times....well, the 7.5 powered trucks are behind their times with the 8 mpg. Dual tanks were good for a total of 200miles on a very good day. I sure do miss though...

 

[JL8jeff]

My motivation was to find a 2 door Sas for msrp since it was too late to order something (order banks were closed) and I had just sold my Silverado. Cactus Gray wasn't my first choice but it's what I found and it's starting to grow on me. It can be very light in the sun and a darkish gray/green tint when out of the light.

 

[23BDBigSean]

having always had blue and red cars in the past, my last vehicle was a silver fusion(purchased last minute before moving across country so I took what was on the lot and didn’t really have a color choice). The Bronco was the first vehicle I bought to be more than something to get from A to B. Places an order and knew I didn’t want a basic color like black or grey(though I love the carbonized grey) and seemed like 8/10 Broncos I saw on the road to that point were A51. After seeing a Cactus Grey in person I knew that’s what I wanted. The only other color I’d consider is the eruption green. Which is funny cuz I don’t typically like green vehicles but the Bronco is different. Either Cactus grey or eruption green with bronze wheels for the win couldn’t be more happy with my color choice.

 

[Tire Fryer]

I’m waiting to hear back from the dealer if they have a Cactus Gray I can look at. As mentioned earlier according to the dealer the CG is one of the more popular colors they sell.

 

[KMJ]

It does help, most likely will need to visit a dealer with a Cactus Gray in stock. Thanks for the input

Those pics are under led lighting. I’ll try to post a natural light pic.

I’m waiting to hear back from the dealer if they have a Cactus Gray I can look at. As mentioned earlier according to the dealer the CG is one of the more popular colors they sell.

I am in Michigan. Not so popular here. I see more in sw states like AZ. Green and carbonized gray popular up north.

 

[RedPandaMonium]

We got the CG. First choice was orange, but didn’t have it on ‘23 models

. Didn’t think CG was a fun color but after swapping the stock wheels, I really love it

 

[Tire Fryer]

We got the CG. First choice was orange, but didn’t have it on ‘23 models

. Didn’t think CG was a fun color but after swapping the stock wheels, I really love it

CG appeals to me for exactly that reason - it matches up pretty much with everything aftermarket available. Gold, bronze, black, red, glossy, flat, matte...

Sponsored